The long head of the biceps tendon has minimal effect on in vivo glenohumeral kinematics: A biplane fluoroscopy study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-212

  Giphart, J Erik ^a   Elser, Florian ^b   Dewing, Christopher B ^c   Torry, Michael R ^d   Millett, Peter J ^a,e  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

biplane fluoroscopy; glenohumeral kinematics; impingement; long head of the biceps tendon; tenodesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER; TENDON; TENODESIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDONS; TENODESIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855464712     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511423629     Document Type: Article

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